The Common Sense Practical Prepper

The Lone Man On The Ridge - Episode Twelve: Thirty Five Miles

Send us Fan MailThirty five miles can feel like an ocean when the fuel gauge won’t move and the interstate is a museum of dead cars. We follow Jack as he watches his range collapse into a single choice: keep rolling until the truck dies, or get off the road now while he can still pick the ground where he stops. He finds a rural exit, hides the truck in a tight clearing, and lays out every last resource like a case file: food that might stretch a week, water that won’t, ammo that disappears faster than anyone wants to admit, and one small tool that changes everything, a siphon hose.Subscribe for more, share this chapter with a friend who loves survival fiction, and leave a review with the choice you would make: stop for them, or keep moving?Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Getting Family On Board

Send us Fan MailLinks to Prepper Camp 2026 Schedulehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1OqGS8iXDlOqCQYFR_BPaC9nMFiv_HHFF/view?usp=sharinghttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1o1h7rD42OL_ps4b34Ka6XxswZ4NeKiJ_/view?usp=sharingYour family isn’t rejecting being ready, they’re rejecting the scary version of “prepping” they’ve been shown. I break down why that eye roll shows up so fast and why it’s usually tied to discomfort, stereotypes, and the fear of admitting that bad things can happen, not a lack of common sense. We get practical about what *doesn’t* work: the long grid-down lecture, fear-first “what if everything collapses?” arguments, ultimatums, and doom videos that quietly poison the topic. Then we shift to a calmer approach that actually builds family preparedness: start with their world, use normal language, and solve small problems they already agree are real. Think car kit instead of bug out bag, extra groceries instead of “emergency food,” and a battery lantern for the next power outage instead of a big dramatic scenario. I also talk through how to let preparedness prove itself without saying “I told you so,” how to involve kids without making them anxious, and how to keep prepping from turning into relationship damage. If you’re heading to Prepper Camp, I share details on my active shooter survival class (run, hide, fight) and I’m adding clearer schedule links in the show notes so you can print them out. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more families can find a steadier path to readiness.https://augasonfarms.com?sca_ref=9315862.VpHzogdDNuAugason FarmsSupport the podcast. Click on my affiliate link and use coupon code PODCASTPREP for 10% discount!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Supply Chain In The Background - Your Script's Hidden Journey

Send us Fan MailYou take the pill, close the cabinet, and move on with your day. But that “five-second” habit depends on a globe-spanning pharmaceutical supply chain that can break in ways most of us never see until the pharmacy says, “Try next week.” I’m Keith, and I’m kicking off a new series on the supply chain running in the background by following one of the most common prescriptions in America, the generic statin tablet, all the way back through wholesalers, manufacturing, and raw chemical inputs.We dig into the uncomfortable mechanics: pharmacies running just in time inventory with only a few days of stock, how a small number of distributors can shape who gets medication during shortages, and why so many generic drugs trace back to manufacturing in India and chemical inputs from China. From there, we talk about the real vulnerabilities that create medication shortages, including infrequent foreign inspections, quality failures and contamination recalls, and the risk of a single factory or single input becoming a worldwide bottleneck.Then we shift from awareness to action. I lay out a practical preparedness framework you can use tonight: classify each medication by how critical it is, ask for a 90-day script when appropriate, refill early to build a buffer, set up a secondary source like mail order, and ask your doctor what the backup medication plan is before you need it. If you want a clear, common-sense guide to medication preparedness, pharmaceutical supply chain risk, and realistic steps to protect your household, this one is for you.Subscribe, share the episode with someone managing chronic meds, and drop a review so more people can find the series.https://augasonfarms.com?sca_ref=9315862.VpHzogdDNuAugason FarmsSupport the podcast. Click on my affiliate link and use coupon code PODCASTPREP for 10% discount!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

Urban Preparedness That Fits

Send us Fan MailCity life can make preparedness feel impossible, especially when you’re staring at a closet the size of a broom cabinet and a building full of rules. We take that excuse apart and lay out a realistic urban preparedness plan that works in apartments, condos, townhomes, and small houses, without turning your place into a storage unit.We start with the core strategy: prepare for what’s most likely to hit you where you live. For many urban areas, that means 3 to 5 days of disruption like power outages, water main breaks, severe storms, and supply shortages. From there, we get practical about small space prepping with smart storage ideas (under-bed space, above cabinets, vertical stacking, vacuum storage bags, and furniture that hides supplies in plain sight) plus a simple rule that keeps clutter under control: every item should earn its place by doing more than one job.Then we dig into the essentials that actually carry you through a blackout: water storage targets, no-cook and low-prep emergency food your family will eat, and a compact medical setup that fits in a shoebox but becomes priceless when clinics and pharmacies are slammed. We also hit the safety side of apartment emergency preparedness, including building restrictions, why you never run a generator indoors, and how portable power stations or “solar generators” can keep phones, lights, and critical devices running safely.Finally, we build an urban go bag designed for mobility, not wilderness survival: comfortable shoes, rain gear, light, whistle, gloves, battery bank, small bills, transit backups, and yes, paper maps. If you find this helpful, subscribe, share it with a friend who lives in the city, and leave a review so more people can find practical prep that fits real life.https://augasonfarms.com?sca_ref=9315862.VpHzogdDNuAugason FarmsSupport the podcast. Click on my affiliate link and use coupon code PODCASTPREP for 10% discount!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.

The Lone Wolf Myth In Preparedness

Send us Fan MailThe lone wolf fantasy is clean and comforting: no drama, no compromises, no one to let you down. But the real world doesn’t care about the fantasy. One injury, one infection, one broken part you can’t fabricate, or one night where you have to sleep with no one to take watch can turn “self-sufficient” into “stuck.” So we’re getting honest about what actually keeps people alive during disasters, grid failures, and long power outages: a small, deliberate preparedness community built on trust and reliability.We break down what “community” really means and what it absolutely does not mean. It’s not a commune, it’s not your whole neighborhood, and it’s not a loud social media group. It’s a chosen network where each person brings something useful: medical skill, mechanical know-how, gardening and food production, communications like ham radio, and the steady personality who shows up and keeps their head when things go sideways. We also dig into the toughest tension every prepper feels: how to build that network without broadcasting your supplies and turning yourself into a target.Then we make it practical. You’ll hear a step-by-step model for building trust slowly through normal life, how to figure out what you bring to the table, and why “non-tactical” skills like cooking, child care, logistics, and emotional steadiness can matter as much as gear. We also cover the off-grid paradox and how a simple weekly radio net and check-in discipline can keep people connected across miles without sacrificing privacy.If you want a calmer, more realistic approach to survival planning, hit play, share this with one friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. Who’s the one person you should start that first conversation with this week?https://augasonfarms.com?sca_ref=9315862.VpHzogdDNuAugason FarmsSupport the podcast. Click on my affiliate link and use coupon code PODCASTPREP for 10% discount!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showHave a question, suggestion or comment? Please email me at practicalpreppodcast@gmail.com. I will not sell your email address and I will personally respond to you.